Unlocking the Keys to Creative Effectiveness With Beri Cheetham
Show Notes
To say Beri Cheetham is an accomplished creative is an understatement. He's the Chief Creative Officer at The Gate San Francisco with over 150 awards to his name, including D&AD pencil, Effie Gold, IPA Grand Prix and has been honoured with leading the Agency of the Year 3 years in a row. If that weren't enough, he's also the interim CMO at the retail brand Dormeo USA. I met Beri through Mark Ritson's fantastic MiniMBA program, where we studied the discipline of marketing.I hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation as much as I did.
Timestamps
0:58 – Intro to Beri Cheetham
3:48 – The role of a Chief Creative Officer (CCO) in and the structure of creative teams
9:14 – How the CCO role changes between a brand and an agency across the entire customer experience
13:54 – Why creative has such an enormous impact on marketing effectiveness and profitability
17:30 – How creatives can benefit from learning about marketing as a discipline through academic training
21:47 – Why a better understanding of business problems makes creative better
25:40 – How creatives convert spreadsheet data into influencing public perception
28:00 - Where does the big idea come from?
33:38 – Why diversity is critical in understanding your company’s market orientation
35:30 – Why business decisions should include creative teams early in the process
38:38 - Why a brief is important for every campaign and every company
40:25 – How you know when you’ve got a great idea
44:09 - How an organizations culture affects the quality of creative
46:20 – Why it’s important to balance instinct with data to maximize creative effectiveness
51:40 – In the digital world, is there still room for long format content?
Links to Beri:Beri On LinkedInMark Ritson's MiniMBAKantar's Top 10 Drivers of Advertising ProfitabilityExamples of Beri's Work
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